It’s been more than two years since homicide detective Livy Reynolds’s cousin disappeared from Logan Point. Unlike most people in her hometown, Livy has never believed that Robyn left voluntarily. When Dallas private investigator Alex Jennings contacts Livy concerning a missing senator’s daughter who was last seen in Logan Point, she notices eerie similarities between the two disappearances. But … But with self-doubt plaguing her and an almost instant dislike of Jennings, Livy is finding this investigation an uphill battle. With her future in law enforcement on the line, can she find a way to work with a man who is her polar opposite?
Award-winning author Patricia Bradley keeps readers on the edge of their seats as they anticipate the outcome of the case–and the relationship between Livy and Alex–which is anything but certain.
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Patricia Bradley rocked the suspense in this installment of her Logan Point series!
Two and a half years ago, Livy Reynolds’ cousin, Robyn Martin, disappeared from her waitress job at the local truck stop, Johnny B’s. Everyone, including law enforcement, believes she simply walked away – from her job, her husband and her parents. Robyn’s mother, Kate, however, never believed that her daughter would leave her child. When PI Alex Jennings books a room in Kate’s B & B, she hires him to find her daughter.
Alex came to Logan Point on a case. He’s been hired to find a senator’s granddaughter, Samantha Jo, who went missing from her waitress job at the local truck stop, Johnny B’s. When Kate tells him her daughter’s story, red flags start flying. Alex takes his suspicions to Sheriff Ben Logan who checks out law enforcement’s data base and discovers eight very similar disappearances. Of those 8, three are still missing – Robyn, Samantha Jo and one other. All the others were abducted, dropped off miles from where they lived and had no memory of how they came to be there.
Livy is a Memphis homicide cop and, until recently, has been very good at her job. When she shoots and kills a 17-year-old kid armed with a toy gun, she begins to second-guess every decision she makes. When her partner nearly dies because she hesitates, Livy is forced into taking a leave of absence to get her head straight. She goes to her aunt and uncle’s home in Logan Point, the only home she’s ever known. Arriving at the B & B, she learns that Alex, a private investigator from Texas, is looking into her cousin’s disappearance. Intrigued by the case in spite of her disdain for the PI profession, Livy offers to help Alex while she’s in Logan Point.
Can Alex and Livy find the missing women before something terrible happens?
Patricia Bradley did a great job of building the suspense in this installment of the Logan Point series. I like how the characters are both very strong yet flawed. It was also great to revisit characters from the previous two books and see how they are faring now. There is a strong forgiveness theme – especially forgiveness of past hurts – that runs throughout the story. Many of Alex and Livy’s issues seem to stem from an inability to forgive something in their past. It’s a life lesson to us all.
I definitely recommend Gone Without a Trace to readers of romantic suspense. You won’t be sorry you picked it up! (And when you finish it, you’ll want to go back and read the first two books in the series, too!)
Number 3 book in the Logan Point Series. I am enjoying every book in this series. I have one more to go and I can’t wait to get started on it. Patricia Bradley is an excellent writer of Romantic Suspense and this book covers it all. Kidnapping, murder and suspense that will keep you turning pages. I recommend this whole series.
Couldn’t put it down. I am now on the 4th book in the series. Clean but suspenseful. I highly recommend this author!
This is the third in the Logan Point series, which are stand-alone stories set in the same place. Patricia Bradley is a newly published author who has quickly become one of my favorites. Her writing is just that good. It is full of suspense, suspects and squeaky-clean. While it is about murder(s) it is tastefully told.
And the characters, of which there are not a few, have enough depth and description to carry the reader with them as the mystery unfolds. Bradley hides her suspects well.
I love the multiple relationships and levels in the book. Even though her books are quick reads, there is always something to be learned from the characters, as they learn and grow with each other and with God. Bradley’s books are not preachy but have a firm line of faith which occasionally pops up in the story.
The one thing I questioned was the conversation by the ten-year old girl — she sounded much younger, especially in the beginning.
I highly recommend this book to all readers of either gender and any age. I’m looking forward to the next book.